Whidbey Gateway

Navy Gateway Project Oak Harbor, Washington

A-6E BUNO 152907 has been mounted at the site of the old "Sound of Freedom" corner
at NAS Whidbey Island Washington, providing a dramatic welcome to the Air Station and Oak Harbor

( 2007 K.C. Pohtilla)

The Navy Gateway is Complete!

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Thanks to the support of local businesses, industry, and our membership, the Navy
Gateway project in Oak Harbor, Washington, is complete. The A-6E Intruder BUNO 152907
has been restored to its former glory, repainted in a lower maintenance Desert Storm
era scheme, and has been joined by an EA-6B Prowler at the corner of State Highway
20 and Ault Field Road (on the site of the old "Sound of Freedom" sign).

Located at the north entrance to both Oak Harbor and
NAS Whidbey Island, the Navy Gateway display provides the Intruder Association
and fans of Naval Aviation an opportunity to "Showcase a Legend" where
it can be seen by the hundreds of thousands of visitors to Whidbey Island
each year. Dedicated by Captain Gerral David (Commanding Officer, NAS
Whidbey), Captain Tom Tack (Commander, Tactical Electronic Attack Wing,
U.S. Pacific Fleet) and Mayor Patty Cohen, Oak Harbor, on September 20th,
2007, this site provides a fitting tribute to the pilots, bombardiers
and maintainers who flew, worked on, and made the ultimate sacrifice in
the venerable Intruder.

2007 US Navy Photo

2007 US
Navy Photo

The Intruder has been loaded with Precision Guided Munitions, including two GBU-12
500 pound Laser Guided Bombs (LGB), one AGM-65 Maverick missile, and one High Speed
Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM).

2007 US Navy photo

2007 by KC Pohtilla

The second phase of the project added an EA-6B Prowler to complete this tribute
to NAS Whidbey veterans of Naval Aviation. The Prowler, BUNO 158036, is painted
in VAQ-129 colors, and mounted with an AGM-88 HARM, two ALQ-99 jamming pods, and
a drop tank.

The resultant display gives visitors to the NAS Whidbey Island a dramatic welcome
- but it will need your help to keep looking spectacular!

YOU can help sustain the project in years to come with your fully tax-deductible
donation!
(tax ID number 20-2954050)

Cash / Check Donations:
Please follow these simple steps to ensure that all donations will be fully tax
deductible, and that your contributions are recognized and applied to the Navy Gateway
Park project:

The Oak Harbor Police Department
The Oak Harbor Fire Department
P&L Construction
PCS Structural Solutions
CAPT Christine Picci (in honor of her late husband, CDR Roger Lerseth, USN)
John Peiguss
The Pratt - Whitney Corporation
Washington Iron Works
The Men and Women of VAQ-129
The Men and Women of VAQ-131